Question 1

The MMPI-2 includes ______scales.

Accepted Answer

A)  consistency 
B)  reliability 
C)  validity 
D)  intelligence

Question 2

The major advantage of the unstructured interview is its spontaneity and
conversational style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Behavioral assessment treats test results as ________ rather than as signs of underlying personality traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  overt evidence of psychopathology occurring in random settings 
B)  samples of behavior that occur in specific situations 
C)  specific behaviors triggered by environmental contagions 
D)  random behavioral events

Question 4

Clients sometimes prefer computerized interviews because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  they are more likely to be covered by managed care insurance 
B)  the clients feel less embarrassed than with a human interviewer 
C)  they can more easily trick the computer than they can trick human interviewers 
D)  they can discuss the responses with friends or relatives since they complete them at home

Question 5

In a(n) ______ interview, the clinician follows a general outline of questions designed to gather essential information, but is free to ask additional follow up questions.

Accepted Answer

A)  unstructured 
B)  superstructured 
C)  semistructured 
D)  structured

Question 6

The DSM system is largely an extension of the work of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pinel 
B)  Breuer 
C)  Freud 
D)  Kraepelin

Question 7

The MMPI contains several hundred open-ended questions that assess intellectual ability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Your authors note that computer interviews are ______ expensive and _____ time efficient than human interviews.

Accepted Answer

A)  less; less 
B)  more; less 
C)  less; more 
D)  more; more

Question 9

A term used in a number of countries to describe the experience of spirit possession is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dhat 
B)  boufee delirante 
C)  koro 
D)  zar

Question 10

Steve is naive, immature, and egocentric. He has little insight into his problems and develops physical complaints in response to stress. He is most likely to score high on
The ______ scale of the MMPI.

Accepted Answer

A)  social introversion 
B)  psychasthenia 
C)  hysteria 
D)  hypochondriasis

Question 11

The Rorschach test is classified as an objective test.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Thematic Apperception Test was developed by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Murray 
B)  Termin 
C)  Wechsler 
D)  Bandura

Question 13

Figure drawing and sentence completion tasks are examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  objective personality tests 
B)  achievement tests 
C)  neuropsychological tests 
D)  projective tests

Question 14

In assessment, the tendency of raters to deviate, over time, from the coding system in which they were trained is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  observer variance 
B)  the Hawthorne effect 
C)  observer drift 
D)  perceptual shift

Question 15

How is an IQ score determined using the Wechsler scales?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How is an IQ score determined using...

Question 16

The DSM system, like the medical model, treats abnormal behaviors as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  signs or symptoms of underlying disorders or pathologies 
B)  medical conditions that can be diagnosed through physical means 
C)  adaptations to a stressful culture 
D)  rigid personality adaptations

Question 17

Researchers find that people report more personal problems when interviewed by human
interviewers than impersonal computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The first formal intelligence test was developed by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  David Wechsler 
B)  Lewis Terman 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Alfred Binet

Question 19

Mary is feeling emotionally distressed and goes to the emergency room at a local hospital. When the clinician asks Mary about her troubling thoughts and feelings,
The clinician is attempting to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  obtain a psychological history 
B)  describe the presenting complaint 
C)  obtain identifying data 
D)  obtain a medical/psychiatric history

Question 20

In the Middle Ages, abnormal behaviors were classified according to ______ causes.

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic and environmental 
B)  environmental and natural 
C)  demonic possession and natural 
D)  demonic possession and genetic

Exam 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

The MMPI-2 includes ______scales.

The major advantage of the unstructured interview is its spontaneity and conversational style.

Behavioral assessment treats test results as ________ rather than as signs of underlying personality traits.

Clients sometimes prefer computerized interviews because ______.

In a(n) ______ interview, the clinician follows a general outline of questions designed to gather essential information, but is free to ask additional follow up questions.

The DSM system is largely an extension of the work of ______.

The MMPI contains several hundred open-ended questions that assess intellectual ability.

Your authors note that computer interviews are __ expensive and _ time efficient than human interviews.

A term used in a number of countries to describe the experience of spirit possession is ______.

Steve is naive, immature, and egocentric. He has little insight into his problems and develops physical complaints in response to stress. He is most likely to score high on The ______ scale of the MMPI.

The Rorschach test is classified as an objective test.

The Thematic Apperception Test was developed by ______.

Figure drawing and sentence completion tasks are examples of ______.

In assessment, the tendency of raters to deviate, over time, from the coding system in which they were trained is called ______.

How is an IQ score determined using the Wechsler scales?

The DSM system, like the medical model, treats abnormal behaviors as _______________.

Researchers find that people report more personal problems when interviewed by human interviewers than impersonal computers.

The first formal intelligence test was developed by ______.

Mary is feeling emotionally distressed and goes to the emergency room at a local hospital. When the clinician asks Mary about her troubling thoughts and feelings, The clinician is attempting to ______.

In the Middle Ages, abnormal behaviors were classified according to ______ causes.